Gillian Anderson relaxed over skincare
Gillian Anderson doesn't have a strict skincare routine and "doesn't usually" cleanse her face in the mornings.
Gillian Anderson doesn't have a strict skincare routine.
The 63-year-old actress adopts a "very, very simple" approach to looking after her skin, and admitted she "doesn't usually" cleanse her face in the mornings, and "doesn't often" use moisturiser.
Asked about her beauty routine, she told HarpersBazaar.com: "It’s very, very simple. First and foremost, it starts with, are you going to take your make-up off in the evening?
"Now, most of the time I don't wear make-up. If I leave the house, I will have mascara on, and so sometimes it's only, are you going to clean your eyes before you go to sleep or not? And so that's the first step.
"So if I do actually take that step and clean off my makeup or my eye make-up, then I will most likely follow it up with moisture.
"If I do use a moisturiser, it's most definitely going to be Age Perfect Night Cream.
"And then in the morning, I don't usually cleanse again, and I don't often put on a moisturiser. But if I do put on a moisturiser, it's likely to be the Age Perfect serum, which is really lovely and silky, and light. I don't like a lot of thickness and goopiness."
The 57-year-old actress is an ambassador for L'Oreal Paris and she admitted it took some time for her to feel comfortable using their slogan, "Because I'm worth it", because she worried it was "cheesy".
However, Gillian now thinks it is empowering.
She said: "Well, when I was first asked to be a L’Oréal ambassador, and I was trying to imagine myself saying that slogan [“because you’re worth it”], my first thought was that it was, I don't know, a bit cheesy? That it wasn't really something that I feel comfortable saying.
"And then I saw that the documentary about [advertising copywriter] Ilon Specht and understood a bit more about the origins of the slogan, and also what the intention has always been for L’Oréal, just in terms of encouraging women to embrace their sense of self-worth, and ultimately there's their self-esteem.
"If you can say that slogan to yourself in your head or out loud, and not be ashamed of it, and not feel like you're embarrassed, or even not believe it, because you don't believe that you are worth it, you know?"
